AAP audio advisory 16Dec2003

AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-2003
AAP audio advisory 16Dec2003
AAP audio advisory Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Audio editor today is Christina D'Mello and Sheree Went
Tel: +61 2 9322 8722
http://aap.com.au/audio
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Garry Nye speaks to the media after being awarded $1.3 million compensation after a court
found he'd been wrongfully locked up for 16 months over the murder of Sydney underworld
figure, Ray Thurgar. AAP
Duration : 9.23
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ASIC chairman David Knott says defendants less cooperative than Bill Howard -- whose pleaded
guilty to two counts of criminal misconduct relating to HIH -- can expect a more hardline
approach from the watchdog. AAP
Duration : 7.616
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ASIC chairman David Knott says former senior HIH staffer Bill Howard had admitted former
HIH director Brad Cooper had promised to pay Mr Howard cash in exchange for helping him
recover money claimed against HIH. AAP
Duration : 11.099
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Australian sharemarket closes lower by nearly one per cent as the gloss wears off from
the capture of Saddam Hussein amid more bombings in Iraq. Garry Josling from the Australian
Associated Press finance desk reports. AAP
Duration : 133.093
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ASIC chairman David Knott says former HIH manager Bill Howard stored cash and HIH documents
received from former director Brad Cooper -- whose been arrested on bribery charges --
in a bank safety deposit box. AAP
Duration : 13.468
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Prime Minister John Howard -- speaking after a two-day cabinet meeting in Sydney -- tells
reporters LPG and ethanol will be taxed at 12.5 cents per litre and that it and other
excise changes will be phased in over five years. AAP
Duration : 26.53
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Toys: Queensland Commissioner for Fair Trading Matt Miller says the rogue trader busted
selling the already-banned Yo Yo Ball will feel the full weight of the law with the potential
of a $40,000 fine per offence. AAP
Duration : 23.507
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The Australian share market continued to slide at noon after weak trade in the US overnight.

AAP's Garry Josling reports. AAP
Duration : 99.96
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Labor leader Mark Latham plays down his rise in the opinion polls and says the party had
a lot of work to do. AAP
Duration : 4.905
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the British parliament he is confident the
Iraqi people will be able to mount a fair trial of Saddam Hussein. AAP
Duration : 9.501
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Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson tells reporters the opinion poll should not be taken
lightly. AAP
Duration : 12.358
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Treasurer Peter Costello says the opinion poll indicating a surge in support for Labor
leader Mark Latham shows that next year's federal election would be a close race. AAP
Duration : 10.996
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US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld tells ABC News that Saddam Hussein's capture will
help intelligence efforts in Iraq. AP
Duration : 9.172
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US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld, tells ABC News that Saddam could have been helping
the Iraqi resistance effort without being in charge of it. AP
Duration : 12.07
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Customs Minister Chris Ellison was asked on Sky News why the Singapore-Australia route chosen. AAP
Duration : 18.855
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Labor leader Mark Latham says there is a great response from people as he travelled around
the country, discussing his vision for the future. AAP
Duration : 14.372
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Wallabies legend David Campese, who had to take a World Cup walk down London's Oxford
Street carrying a sign which read: "I admit the best team won", talks to the Nine Network
about his walk. AAP
Duration : 13.794
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Wall Street sank lower on Monday as disappointing sales at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc chilled
the retailing sector and eroded early gains following the weekend capture of fallen Iraqi
leader Saddam Hussein. AP's Doug Whiteman reports. AP
Duration : 48.991
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Kofi Annan, the United Nations Secretary-General, during a news conference at the UN,
was asked if the capture of Saddam Hussein will hasten the return of UN workers to Iraq.

AP
Duration : 12.229
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Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General, during a news conference at the United Nations, says
the United Nations does not support the death penalty for Saddam Hussein. AP
Duration : 17.051
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The commander of Australian forces in Iraq, Commodore Cam Darby, tells the Nine Network
most of the 250 Australian troops based in Iraq are stationed around the Baghdad area,
the majority in three or four well defended locations. AAP
Duration : 34.835
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The commander of Australian forces in Iraq, Commodore Cam Darby, tells the Nine Network
he has no idea of the whereabouts of captured Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. AAP
Duration : 14.683
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The commander of Australian forces in Iraq, Commodore Cam Darby, tells the Nine Network
there is no expectation among Australian troops that Saddam's capture meant an early return
home and his capture is another act in a long-running play. AAP
Duration : 24.406
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The commander of Australian forces in Iraq, Commodore Cam Darby, tells the Nine Network
Saddam Hussein's capture has been a morale boost for the Australian troops in the Middle
East but it is no time for them to let down their guard. AAP
Duration : 10.658
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Richard Boucher, State Department spokesman, says US Secretary of State Colin Powell will
be off the job for a while. AP
Duration : 18.028
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Richard Boucher, State Department spokesman, says US Secretary of State Colin Powell's
prognosis is excellent. AP
Duration : 13.176
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Richard Boucher, State Department spokesman, says US Secretary of State Colin Powell has
undergone surgery for prostate cancer. AP
Duration : 6.837
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US President George W Bush, at a news conference in Washington, he doubts Saddam's interrogation
will resolve the question of weapons of mass destruction. AP
Duration : 14.674
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US President George W Bush, at a news conference in Washington, says he's got a message
for Saddam Hussein. AP
Duration : 12.291
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US President George W Bush, at a news conference in Washington, explains why it's important
for the international community to support the rebuilding of Iraq. AP
Duration : 10.939
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US President George W Bush, at a news conference in Washington, says he has a message
for the Iraqi people. AP
Duration : 21.81
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US President George W Bush's message to Saddam Hussein is "good riddance". AP
Duration : 14.781
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Spokesman for the Internal Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Jim Landale, explains
to reporters, that the US requested former NATO commander and US presidential hopeful
Wesley Clark's appearance be closed for security reasons. AP
Duration : 22.312
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Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, the top US military commander in Iraq, tells the CBS's
Eary Show program from Baghdad, that members of the Iraqi Governing Council had an emotion-packed
meeting with Saddam Hussein. AP
Duration : 22.724
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Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, the top US military commander in Iraq, tells CBS's
Eary Show from Baghdad, that he can't characterise the former dictator's manner. AP
Duration : 17.715
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Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, the top US military commander in Iraq, tells CBS's
Eary Show from Baghdad, that Saddam Hussein appears to have accepted his fate. AP
Duration : 7.372
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Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, the top US military commander in Iraq, tells the CBS
Early Show program in Baghdad, that Saddam Hussein appears willing to talk to his captors.

AP
Duration : 13.377
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, in a news conference in London, says Saddam Hussein's
capture doesn't necessarily mean violence will cease. AP
Duration : 21.477
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, in a news conference in London, says tribunals should
always be held in the home country, whenever it's possible. AP
Duration : 14.639
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, in a news conference in London, says he isn't expecting
any great revelation from Saddam Hussein. AP
Duration : 17.83

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